UMNO Theft List

JASA BESAR" KERAJAAN UMNO-BN KEPADA RAKYAT MALAYSIA....UNTUK MELAYU YANG MUDAH LUPA !!

1. PKFZ RM12bill

2. Submarine RM500mil

3. Sime Darby RM964mil

4. Paya Indah Westland RM88mil

5. Posmalaysia (transmile) RM230mil lost

6. Eurocopter deal RM1bil waste?

7. Terengganu Stadium Collapsed RM292mil

8. MRR2 repair cost RM70mil

9. Maybank Overpay for BII RM4bil

10. Tourism -NYY kickback RM10mil

11. 3 paintings bought by MAS—————– RM 1.5M

12. Overpayment by Sport Ministry————- RM 8.4M

13. London 's white elephant sports complex —- RM 70M

14. MRR2 Repairs—————————— RM 70M

15. MATRADE repairs ————————– RM 120M

16. Cost of new plane used by PM————– RM 200M

17. InventQ irrecoverable debt —————- RM 228M

18. Compensation for killing crooked bridge —– RM 257M

20. Lost in selling Augusta ——————— RM 510M

21. Worth of AP given out in a year ———— RM 1.8B

22. Submarines (future Muzium Negara artifacts)- RM 4.1B

23. PSC Naval dockyard ———————— RM 6.75B

24. The Bank Bumiputra twin scandals in the early 1980s saw US$1 billion (RM3.2 billion in 2008 ringgit)

25. The Maminco attempt to corner the world tin market in the 1980s is believed to have cost some US$500 million. (RM1.6 billion)

26. Betting in foreign exchange futures cost Bank Negara Malaysia RM30 billion in the 1990s.

27. Perwaja Steel resulted in losses of US$800 million (RM2.56 billion).

28. Use of RM10 billion public funds in the Valuecap Sdn. Bhd. operation to shore up the stock market

29. Banking scandal of RM700 million losses in Bank Islam

30. The sale of M.V. Agusta by Proton for one Euro making a loss of €75.99 million (RM 348 million)

31. Wang Ehsan from oil royalty on Terengganu RM7.4 billion from 2004 – 2007

32. For the past 10 years since Philharmonic Orchestra wasestablished, this orchestra has swallowed a total of RM500 million.Hiring a kwai-lo CEO with salary of more than RM1 M per annum !!

33. In Advisors Fees, Mahathir was paid RM180,000, Shahrizat AbdulJalil (women and social development affairs) RM404,726 and Abdul HamidOthman (religious) RM549,675 per annum

34. The government has spent a total of RM3.2 billion in teaching Maths and Science in English over the past five years. Out of the amount, the government paid a whopping RM2.21 billion for the purchase of information and computer technology (ICT) equipments which it is unable to give a breakdown. Govt paid more than RM6k per notebook vs per market price of less than RM3k through some new consortiums that setup just to transact the notebook deal. There was no math & science content for the teachers and the notebooks are all with the teachers' children now.

35. The commission paid for purchase of jets and submarines to two private companies Perimeker Sdn Bhd and IMT Defence Sdn Bhd amounted toRM910 million.

36. RM300 million to compensate Gerbang Perdana for the RM1.1 billion "Crooked Scenic Half-Bridge"

37. RM1.3 billion have been wasted building the white elephantCustoms, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) facilities on cancellation ofthe Malaysia-Singapore scenic bridge
38. RM 100 million on renovation of Parliament building and leaks

39. National Astronaut Programme – RM 40 million

40. National Service Training Programme – yearly an estimate of RM 500 million

41. Eye on Malaysia – RM 30 million and another RM5.7 million of free ticket

42. RM 2.4 million on indelible ink

43. Samy announced in September 2006 that the government paid compensation amounting to RM 38.5 billion to 20 highway companies. RM380 million windfalls for 9 toll concessionaires earned solely from the toll hike in 2008 alone.

44. RM32 million timber export kickbacks involving companies connected to Sarawak Chief Minister and his family.

45. Two bailouts of Malaysia Airline System RM7.9 billion. At atime when MAS incurring losses every year, RM1.55 million used to buy three paintings to decorate its chairman's (Munir) office.

46. Putra transport system bailout which cost RM4.486 billion.

47. STAR-LRT bailout costing RM3.256 billion.

48. National Sewerage System bailout costing RM192.54 million.

49. Seremban-Port Dickson Highway bailout costing RM142 million.

50. Kuching Prison bailout costing RM135 million.

51. Kajian Makanan dan Gunaan Orang Islam bailout costing RM8.3 million.

52. Le Tour de Langkawi bailout costing RM 3.5 Million.

53. Wholesale distribution of tens of millions of shares in BursaMalaysia under guise of NEP to cronies, children and relatives of BN leaders and Ministers worth billions of ringgits.

54. Alienation of tens of thousands of hectares of commercial lands and forestry concessions to children and relatives of BN leaders and Ministers worth tens of billions of ringgits.

55. Since 1997, Petronas has handed out a staggering 30 billion ringgit in natural gas subsidies to IPPs who were making huge profits.In addition, there were much wastages and forward trading of Petronas oil in the 1990s based on the low price of oil then. Since the accounts of Petronas are for the eyes of Prime Minister only, we have absolutely no idea of the amount.

56. RM5700 for a car jack worth RM50

57. Government-owned vehicle consumed a tank of petrol worth RM113 within a few minutes

58. A pole platform that cost RM990 was bought for RM30,000

59. A thumbdrive that cost RM90 was bought for RM480

60. A cabinet that cost RM1,500 was bought for RM13,500

61. A flashlight that cost RM35 was bought for RM143

62. Expenses for 1 Malaysia campaign paid to APCO?

63. RM17 billion subsidy to IPP

64. USD24 million diamond ring for Ro$mah --- cancellation of order -- how much compensation???

65. Cattle/Cow gate by family of Sharizat RM250 million

Thai floods

Several elephants had to wade through water that has flooded the streets caused by heavy monsoon rains

Buddhist monks collect their belongings at a flooded temple in the ancient city of Ayutthaya, Thailand.

A mahout—or elephant keeper—stands on an elephant in Thailand's flooded Ayutthaya Province

Villagers paddle past an inundated leaning Buddha statue in Ayutthaya Province

A Thai mahout rides his elephant in a flooded area of Thailand's Ayutthaya province



A handicapped woman sits in a tub waiting to be transported to a hospital as flooding causes havoc October 10, 2011, in Ayutthaya, Thailand.



This general view shows part of an ancient temple -- one of a number of UNESCO World Heritage sites in Ayutthaya province -- inundated with floodwaters



The elephants are from a nearby elephant camp. Around 200 factories closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya because of flooding, which is posing a threat to Bangkok as well. Hundreds of people have died in flood-related incidents

Thai mahouts ride their elephants through the flooded streets in Ayutthaya, Thailand.

Google 與 Apple 手機系統看不到的戰爭

很多人會將Google和Apple的手機產品比較，主要是比較手機規格、功能，甚至是設計。事實上，Google和Apple的營運生態圈是截然不同，正因這種生態圈不同，Google等一眾 Android 系統（Android OS）手機陣營是無法與Apple iOS 抗衡。

Apple在 iOS 移動平台只推出過兩個重要產品，一個是 iPhone，另一個是 iPad，整個經濟圈是採用圍圈式設計（Centric），生態系統以 AppStore 為核心，而 iTunes 是整個生態圈外的守衛者，負責 AppStore 一切開發者的利益和為自己的營運收益把關，例如當有駭客為 iOS 裝置提供固件越獄時，iTunes 這個守衛會在短時間推出固件誘導用家經 iTunes 升級，將企圖入侵 App 生態系統的舉動破壞，這樣可以保護開發者和Apple本身的利益。

事實上，若果你是開發者，軟體推出不久即被輕易破解和盜用，試問還有誰願意投放開發資源？這也解釋為何 AppStore 上的軟體可以便宜至 US$0.9 美元但安桌軟體不能。若以全球人口六十億計算，只有一個百份點人願意購買，就可以帶來六千萬美元收益。Apple AppStore 生態圈幫助全球不少中小企和業餘開發者一夜暴富，只要有創意和智慧，絕對是可以解決貧富懸殊和抗衡地產霸權。台灣過去一年就曾經立案有專負部門培育企業由代工經濟轉型至 App 經濟，香港政府其實可以考慮。

AppStore 另一個成功之處是全球性的軟體銷售模式，降低了軟體渠道發行成本，因為沒有分銷商，令軟體成本和售價可以降低。而透過 AppStore 也加快了軟體更新速度，加速了 App 軟體開發者在圈內的競爭和創新，這都是今時今日微軟視窗平台的弊病，但這些喬布斯卻一夜想通了和做到了！

每一台 iOS 裝置出貨都有助帶動整個 AppStore 經濟圈。Apple能吸引一眾開發者投入是因為喬布斯堅持 iOS 的統一設計，iPhone 2G、3G、3Gs、4G 和 4S，不難發現除了後兩者的視網幕屏模外，硬件平台和解像度都是一致的，喬布斯在臨死前仍一直拒絕 iPhone 4S 採用大屏幕設計，因為不同的屏幕解像度會破壞整個開發生態圈在開發上的簡易性。

開放vs密封，那種生態圈更勝一籌？

曾經就有開發公司向筆者投訴，設計一個 Android 程式十分困難。因為Google容許 Android 系統於不同硬件規格出現，為照顧軟體能在一眾 Android 手機運行，開發商要同一時間開發、維護及針對不同手機廠商，推出一百九十多個軟體版本，實在令人疲於奔命！這亦間接令 Android 軟體在 Android Market 裏整體售價較貴，同時軟體質量整體亦較差、相容性經常出現問題（例如筆者的 Android 手機上的 HTC Sense 一天便當機重啟幾近五次）、操作複雜和惡意程式頻生都是一大問題。

事實上 Android 系統中最諷刺的是保安軟體很多，這反映甚麼呢？大家心中有數！這也引申另一個Google和Apple早前的爭論焦點，就是開發平台應該是開放還是密封。筆者有朋友就曾經開發 iOS 軟體給予Apple，整個審核過程，Apple對軟體界面設計必須跟足開發文件指引，一個按鍵的放置位置不是由你天馬行空想點就點，若然放錯位置，整個 App 便很易被Apple「打回頭」，所以一個軟體放到 AppStore 大家行內都清楚最快要三個月，最遲要一年時間，而Apple在整個 AppStore 的責任在於維護軟體設計的統一和安全，所以用家不難看到AppStore 上每一個 App 也很易用和統一、系統當機情況也較少，甚至是更為安全，例如…… AppStore裏是沒有手機保安軟體。

另一邊看看Google的 Android 陣營， Android 系統的開放設計，美其名令開發者不受創意約束，但硬體平台的多元化卻苦了開發者的維護時間和困難，令軟體發成本上升，收費軟體平均售價普遍也較貴。不同 Android 硬件最致命的是令生態圈出現更多細小的獨立生態圈。你很容易想像到，支援三星 Galaxy Note 的軟體數量和多元性一定不及 iPad，換言之若你買一台 Galaxy Note 回家，其實你是背負著很大的整體成本（Total Cost of Ownership）。

Android ：永遠追不到的新款

由於硬件多元化，而一眾 Android 系統的手機廠商是靠「賣機」來營運，產品的二手跌價速度極快，同時亦無炒賣和投資價值，你很難見有水貨客炒賣 Android 手機，但你卻見Apple的手棧產品價格抗跌力強，升值能力甚至超過投資?金和人民幣。筆者最經典的一役是早年在美國買了一台 iPhone 2G，當時兌換後售價為 HK$3450，兩年後將它轉手放售仍值 HK$2800，在我同事的圈子內一直成為佳話，這個你不會見到在一眾 Android 手機上發生。

Android 系統另一個問題是系統容許手機廠商修改及加入自己的設計，所以不同廠商在 Android 系統都有其特色。由於手機廠商以賣機來取得盈利，所以他們心裏的想法大都會是：「最好產品今天推出，明天就不合時宜，否則你怎會買我的新機款？」，因為手機廠商要通過推陳出新來吸引買家，所以一眾 Android 手機推出後很少消費者得到維護，甚至因為系統漏洞提供固件升級。

一旦廠商的手機有幸成為駭客的 ROOT 對象，這些手機廠商心裏實在一萬個感謝也來不及，因為可加速它的手機「普及化」，筆者曾聽聞有手機生產商背後支持 ROOT 機活動，所以你不要期望 Android 的手機固件升級會很頻密，這也解釋為何筆者說 Android 手機背後的整體成本其實極其高昂。筆者太太的 HTC Magic 手機購買了不到兩年，就因為 Android OS 是 1.6 關係，無法升級至 2.3（我想廠商也沒想過為你升級，最好你買過一台新機吧！），令到她不能安裝 WhatsAPP，不能參與同事席間每天的午飯討論，真係斷六親！

不能正視的問題

另一方面，ROOT 機的問題一直是Google沒有正視的，又或者說正視也正視不來，難道你猜他不想提供新系統給手機生產商修正問題，保護他的 Android Market 生態圈和 Android 開發者利益嗎？問題是你猜 Android 系統手機廠商會願意為舊客戶提供固件更新嗎？這個肯定會加重他們的經營成本，同時也影響他們新手機的出貨，因為這會推遲舊客戶的升級意欲，所以Google與一眾手機生產商其實存在很大矛盾！Android Market 生態圈其實不斷受到破壞，儘管 Android 系統的佔有率不斷上升，但對開發者的利益來說是很不利的。

Google另一個問題是縱容 Android Market 以外的生態圈存在，現在國內的 Android 黑市場，有調查顯示幾乎超過一本在 Android 黑市場、網誌和討論區提供的破解 APP（APK）都是含有木馬程式和惡意軟體。最近英國影星休‧葛蘭（Hugh Grant）手機上的私人照片和留言錄音無故被駭客放上網，傳聞就是因其用 Android 系統的手機。

結論是：當你購買Apple和Google手機時，可能真的要細心想想。

source: http://www.newmobilelife.com/2011/12/12/android-vs-ios/

保費要漲 儲蓄險熱賣

保險明年漲定了，尤其是儲蓄險，保費調漲1到3成。也因為如此，民眾搶買儲蓄險，但是業者推出那麼多張儲蓄險，該怎麼買，來聽專家建議。

最近，睡不好的人變多了，午夜夢迴，翻來覆去想的都是同樣的事：「股票賠這麼多怎麼辦？」、「剩下的錢到底要繼續拗下去，還是乾脆忍痛賣光算了？」想來想去沒個答案，於是，白天精神不濟，甚至還得找精神科問診拿藥吃。

摩里(J.Kenfield Morley)在《我的信念》書中寫到，「就金錢投資而言，你所要求的投資利息數額，應視你想吃得好或睡得好而定。」

增額型壽險最熱賣

也因為如此，愈來愈多的投資人為了「讓自己睡好」，選擇避開波動大的股市，轉進具備穩定收益的保險商品。

「8、9月開始，銀行理專就賣不動基金，反倒保險就很好推，因為保險有一定的報酬，投資人不必擔心本金被吃掉。」IARFC國際認證財務顧問師廖乃麟說，新台幣1年期定存利率只有1.4％，而新台幣的儲蓄險保單年報酬約1.7~2％；美元1年期定存利率約0.7％，但美元儲蓄險年報酬率約3.75％。

「儲蓄險的優勢就是利率比定存高，再加上有壽險保障及節稅效益，所以在股市不好的時候，會有比較明顯的吸金效果。」廖乃麟說。

「最近這3個月，儲蓄險的新契約保費收入大約成長10~15％。」台新保代協理孫傳益表示，儲蓄險熱賣的原因還有一個：「明(2012)年儲蓄險保費將上漲1~3成，許多民眾本來就有買儲蓄險的配置，知道要漲價，便提早購買。」根據業者的資料顯示，目前較熱賣的儲蓄險種為「養老險」與「增額型壽險」，這兩種同樣都有美元與新台幣計價可供選擇，其特色為：

養老金：強調「可領回」，以新台幣計價來看，保單到期時回推的年報酬率近2％，適合「喜歡有固定收入」的人。

增額型壽險：大致上可以分為「短年期」(約6年、7年)及「長年期」(15年或20年)，前者適合有一大筆錢的人，放到6年或7年後，保單帳戶裡頭的價值就會以每年2.25％的速度來增值。舉例來說，年繳16.4萬元，6年來共繳98.4萬元，6年期滿保單帳戶價值就有101.14萬元(相當於現在解約就可拿回101.14萬元)，換算報酬率約2.65％。

買儲蓄險的陷阱

然而，若沒有解約，讓保單持續生效，每年這101.14萬元還會繼續以年利率2.25％的方式增值，一直到11年後，保單價值就能夠翻倍到202萬元。

要是手上沒有一大筆錢，則可以考慮用定期定額的方式買增額型壽險，不過得拉長投資年限，才能夠享受到保單增值的效果。

假設每個月存5千元，年存6萬元，投資20年之後，共存120萬元，屆時保單裡頭的帳戶價值就會開始以每年2.25％的速度增值，一直到保單失效為止(如被保險人死亡或解約)。

以近期熱賣的儲蓄險來看，還是強調「高收益」的保單最受消費者歡迎，可見「報酬率」，還是保戶買儲蓄險的最終考量。

不過廖乃麟提醒，有些業者往往把增額壽險設計得很複雜，讓消費者不容易一眼就看穿「實際領回的利率」，所以，要留意以下三件事：

①選美元或新台幣

若有美元需求，建議買美元計價的儲蓄險，因為換算下來的年報酬率就有3.75％，比起新台幣的儲蓄險僅有1.7％，還是有相當的利多。但如果用不到美元，建議直接買新台幣計價，以免保單期滿要換回新台幣時，可能會有匯兌損失。

②比較保單價值而非年報酬率

在各家業者惡性競爭之下，增額壽險的保單內容其實大同小異，建議保戶不要只聽信業務員說「年報酬率約×％」，而是要仔細比較每一年度的「保單帳戶價值」，同樣一筆錢投入，到了第10年保單帳戶，第一家為99萬元，第二家為100萬元；隨著保單年期愈拉愈長，保單帳戶價值的差異就愈大，所以當然選擇第二家。

③想領錢或要保障

喜歡感受「每個月有錢領」的人就買年金，想要追求高保額的人就買增額型壽險，但增額型壽險的增值魅力就在於保單持有愈久，愈能享受「複利」的效果。
如果真的想要用錢，就必須採用部分解約、保單貸款或者將保單全部解約。

儘管金管會一再要求保險商品不能夠拿來跟定存利率比較，然而，在投資環境波動加劇的情況下，還是有人在保險商品裡頭尋求穩定的報酬。不過，孫傳益提醒，保險的規劃上還是要先以保障需求為主，再來才考量用儲蓄險來填補部分缺口。

source: http://www.moneyweekly.com.tw/Journal/article.aspx?UIDX=13378941680

Here’s Why Android’s UI Will Never Be As Smooth As iOS Or Windows Phone 7

If you’re a platform-agnostic smartphone enthusiast who has had extensive playtime with the iPhone, Windows Phones and Android smartphones, you’ll probably have noticed how the former two mobile operating systems offer a much more “smoother” user-experience compared to the latter’s general “choppiness”. Well, it appears that Android will never be as smooth as iOS or Windows Phone 7 because of the way its very foundations were laid down back in 2005-2006. Details after the jump!

The news comes straight in the form of two posts over on Google’s struggling social network Google+: one by a Google engineer who talks about how graphics work on Android and the other by a 3rd year software engineering student in reply to the first post. Both are pretty lengthy and can get pretty technical, so we’ll try simplifying it as much as we can.

We’ll start off with Google engineer Dianne Hackborn’s post. She states that hardware acceleration – i.e. using the GPU, instead of CPU alone, to render the user-interface – has existed on Android since version 1.0 for things such as sliding the notification bar, pop-up dialogues etc. Full hardware acceleration only came with Android 3.0 Honeycomb and, unsurprisingly, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich actually has the same kind of hardware acceleration and this won’t necessarily sweeten things up.

Hackborn states that hardware acceleration “is not all full of win” since it takes away a lot of RAM when used for devices like Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus with OpenGL. Each process takes about 8MB of RAM and “isn’t worth it” considering the minimal effect it has on how “smooth” the UI looks after implementing it. So yes, hardware acceleration certainly helps, but it takes far too much processing power for it to be implemented to all parts of the UI.

She ends her post on how full, complete, A-to-Z hardware acceleration that results in 60 frames-per-second graphics is simply not possible, even with powerful chips like the Tegra 2.

Now, the question arises: why is it that even seemingly outdated phones like the iPhone 3GS offer a smoother UI than the latest Android smartphones? iOS uses hardware acceleration and that too on weaker hardware. How does Apple’s engineers manage to pull it off, then? Why can’t Google do the same?

That has been answered by Andrew Munn – software engineering student, ex-intern at Google and future intern with Windows Phone 7 team at Microsoft – who states that UI rendering processes in iOS occur with dedicated threads with real-time priority whereas on Android, UI rendering processes occur along with the main thread with normal priority. Whenever an iOS devices detects touch, it stops other processes and focuses all attention to rendering the UI. Android devices don’t do this, instead general processing and UI rendering occurs concurrently which results in choppy UI.

To see this in choppiness in action, check out the following video. Notice the choppiness around 1:50:

If you wish to get the details, with examples, of the how and why of Android graphics, hardware acceleration and UI rendering, check out Hackborn’s post here and Munn’s post here.

source: http://www.r.e.d.m.o.n.d.p.i.e.com/heres-why-androids-ui-will-never-be-as-smooth-as-ios-or-windows-phone-7/

UK snow 5/12/2011

While many ski slopes across Europe are without snow, many parts of northern Britain welcomed the first major snow spell of the winter this weekend and forecasters are issuing a UK snow warning for the rest of this week.

A man walks his puppies through the snow.

A woman in Scotland walks through a blizzard as the northern part of the UK remains in the grip of a cold snap.

Met Office forecaster Dan Williams told us that icy blast has been caused by a stream of cold Arctic from the north west which has swept across the northern half of the UK.

Sheep roam on snow-covered hills above the Glens in Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

A woman walks her dog in the snow near Peebles in the Scottish Borders as heavy snow covers much of Scotland.

The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for most of Scotland as well as Northern Ireland and parts of northern England. They warn of sleet and snow showers and ice on untreated surfaces.

Sheep roam on snow-covered hills above the Glens, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

A vehicle struggles in the snow near Kilhope lead mine in County Durham as forecasters have warned people to take extra care on journeys as snow is expected in parts of the UK.

Jockeys and their horses are caught in a blizzard as they make their way to the gallops on the Pennines near West Witton as snowfall continues to sweep across the north of England.

Max and Ursula Lantvia from Glasgow play in the snow in Kelvingrove Park on a sledge. The first significant snow this winter has hit Scotland with many parts of the west, the central belt, Dumfries and Galloway and the Highlands affected.

Snow falling onto a main road in Clyde, Glasgow. The Met Office has predicted that as much as six-inches of snow could fall across northern parts with wintry showers expected to spread as far south as the Midlands over the next 24 hours.

After the second warmest November on record, weather warnings are in force across the Scottish Highlands, Northern Ireland, North Wales and northern England today for sleet, snow and treacherous driving conditions.

Kilhope lead mine in County Durham, England, as forecasters have warned people to take extra care on journeys as snow is expected in parts of the UK on Monday.

Someone walks through the snow along the Clyde in Glasgow, as snow and ice brought disruption to roads on Monday morning as the country faced its first major bout of wintry weather.

A vehicle struggles in the snow near Kilhope lead mine in County Durham as forecasters have warned people to take extra care on journeys as snow is expected in parts of the UK.

Big bargains at Johor Premium Outlets? Not so, Singaporeans find

Singaporeans expected steeper discounts

Friday's rain did not deter hundreds of Singaporeans who took an hour's drive to Johor Premium Outlets (JPO) in search of designer goods at high street prices.

But shoppers at the 16,258 sq m mall in Kulaijaya, which opened on Friday with most of the planned 80 stores up and running, went away with only a bag or two of purchases.

Singaporeans whom The Straits Times spoke to at the mall said the discounts were not as steep as those at outlet malls in the United States and Europe, even though JPO shops gave discounts of up to 70 per cent on selected products. For example, Zegna ties, which cost $290 each at the boutique in Takashimaya, were about 55 per cent less at RM315 (S$130). High heels from Salvatore Ferragamo, which typically sell for $790 here, cost RM1,040 (S$430).

CHEAPER IN THE U.S.

'Compared with prices in Singapore, they are definitely lower but American brands like Coach are much cheaper in the US.'

Housewife Ginny Chu

'Teacher Y.L. Tan, 36, said: 'If we wait for things to go on sale in Singapore, they are about the same price.'

source: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_740760.html

Nick Vujicic : 20句讓你過得更開心的話

1. 不要在流眼泪的时候做任何决定，情绪负面的时候说话越少越好。


2. 不要去反复思考同一个问题，不要把所有的感情都放在一个人身上，你还有父母，有朋友。


3. 不要害怕做错什么，即使错了，也不必懊恼，人生就是对对错错，何况有许多事，回头看来， 对错已经无所谓了。


4. 有负面情绪是正常的，但是自己一定要知道，要明白这只是生活的一小部分，在其余时间里，要尽量的让情绪平稳起来。


5. 那个人，突然不联系你了，很正常;那个人，突然又联系你了，也很正常，这什么也不用说明。


6. 如果不懂，就说出来，如果懂了，就别说，笑笑即可。


7. 一切的烦恼都是自找，因此也只能自己解决，不要找朋友哭诉，找他们去打球。


8. 说过的话一定要做到，即使是很蠢的话，再蠢也比言而无信好。


9. 无论发生怎样的变故，不要打破生活原有的规律，要按时吃饭，按时睡觉。


10. 不要去害怕做一件事，不要害怕触景伤情，不要害怕说错话，不要害怕想起过去，不要害怕面对未来。


11. 无论是对是错，你需要有一个准则，你的行为应该遵循这个准则，并根据现实生活不断的修正。反反复复优柔寡断的人，是不可能讨人喜欢的.在对错之间徘徊的人，形象不如从错到对的人正面。


12. 当他说：“让我们冷静一段时间好吗？”的时候，要冷静的说好，然后挂掉电话。不要哀求，他不是来征求你的意见的。


13. 不要把心底的话全掏出来，这些是只属于你的财富。


14. 不要和一个人和他议论同一个圈子里的人，不管你认为他有多么可靠。


15. 当你不知道和他说什么的时候，那就什么也不要说，沉默有无限种含义。


16. 不要追求什么结果，每个人结果都一样，就是死亡。


17. 不要后悔，无论怎样都不要后悔，后悔的情绪比你所做错的事更加可怕，因为这会摧毁你的自信，自尊以及很有可能让你去做一件更错的事。


18. 无论遇到什么事情，都要对自己说：这是正常的。而不要说：我怎么这么倒霉？或是：他怎么这样？那些遇到汶川地震，911或印尼海啸的人很多都没有机会抱怨了。比起他们，生活中的一些波折都是正常的，今天也许你的男朋友离你而去，你会觉得自己是世界上最惨的人，但是别忘了也许这世上同时有几十万个姑娘和你有着同样的遭遇，只是你不知道而已。


19. 不要担心嫁不出去，更不要因为年纪大了草率结婚，担心嫁不出去总比担心老公出轨要离婚，小三抢财产要好.担心嫁不出去只是担心而已，心情好了还照样过原来的日子，老公真要离婚那才是真的麻烦。


20. 一定要明白，自己所做的一切都是为了追寻一种状态，一种自我的满足感和幸福感.不要害怕什么，这世上可供害怕的事太多了，你是害怕不完的。有事情，就解决，不能解决，那就拉倒。

Adobe To Stop Developing Flash For Mobile

Job Steve saw it much earlier, only know Adobe they realize it. We cant denied Flash was really something great back then (5years+ ago) but as you can see the current flash is so much resource hunger, it slow down PC, forget about mobile with low processing power. I just wonder how they can make something so great in to something so terrible!! My bet that Flash for PC won't stay in market longer too.

Flash to Focus on PC Browsing and Mobile Apps; Adobe to More Aggressively Contribute to HTML5

Adobe is all about enabling designers and developers to create the most expressive content possible, regardless of platform or technology. For more than a decade, Flash has enabled the richest content to be created and deployed on the web by reaching beyond what browsers could do. It has repeatedly served as a blueprint for standardizing new technologies in HTML. Over the past two years, we’ve delivered Flash Player for mobile browsers and brought the full expressiveness of the web to many mobile devices.

However, HTML5 is now universally supported on major mobile devices, in some cases exclusively. This makes HTML5 the best solution for creating and deploying content in the browser across mobile platforms. We are excited about this, and will continue our work with key players in the HTML community, including Google, Apple, Microsoft and RIM, to drive HTML5 innovation they can use to advance their mobile browsers.

Our future work with Flash on mobile devices will be focused on enabling Flash developers to package native apps with Adobe AIR for all the major app stores. We will no longer continue to develop Flash Player in the browser to work with new mobile device configurations (chipset, browser, OS version, etc.) following the upcoming release of Flash Player 11.1 for Android and BlackBerry PlayBook. We will of course continue to provide critical bug fixes and security updates for existing device configurations. We will also allow our source code licensees to continue working on and release their own implementations.

These changes will allow us to increase investment in HTML5 and innovate with Flash where it can have most impact for the industry, including advanced gaming and premium video. Flash Player 11 for PC browsers just introduced dozens of new features, including hardware accelerated 3D graphics for console-quality gaming and premium HD video with content protection. Flash developers can take advantage of these features, and all that our Flash tooling has to offer, to reach more than a billion PCs through their browsers and to package native apps with AIR that run on hundreds of millions of mobile devices through all the popular app stores, including the iTunes App Store, Android Market, Amazon Appstore for Android and BlackBerry App World.

We are already working on Flash Player 12 and a new round of exciting features which we expect to again advance what is possible for delivering high definition entertainment experiences. We will continue to leverage our experience with Flash to accelerate our work with the W3C and WebKit to bring similar capabilities to HTML5 as quickly as possible, just as we have done with CSS Shaders. And, we will design new features in Flash for a smooth transition to HTML5 as the standards evolve so developers can confidently invest knowing their skills will continue to be leveraged.

We are super excited about the next generations of HTML5 and Flash. Together they offer developers and content publishers great options for delivering compelling web and application experiences across PCs and devices. There is already amazing work being done that is pushing the newest boundaries, and we can’t wait to see what is still yet to come!

Danny Winokur is the Vice President and General Manager of Interactive Development at Adobe

source: http://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2011/11/flash-focus.html

A Tribute to Steve Jobs

向 R.I.P. Steve Jobs 賈伯斯

僅以此文，向 R.I.P. Steve Jobs 賈伯斯

一位不平凡的創意、傳奇人物 致敬~

【 一生只有兩天：「第一天」和「最後一天」 】

Steve Jobs賈伯斯是誰？他是蘋果公司的創辦人，

是世界第一部個人電腦的發明人之一，也就是出產iPod、iPhone、iPad公司的老闆。 話說1985年，賈伯斯竟然被自己創立的蘋果公司掃地出門！

可以想像當時的打擊有多大，但是賈伯斯只鬱卒了一下子，很快他就振作起來了。

有一天，他應邀到一所大學演講，「她」坐在聽眾席聆聽，賈伯斯被剎到了。

活動一結束，賈伯斯就去跟「她」聊天，拿到了電話號碼。

原本想開口約「她」當天晚上一起吃晚餐，可是又正好有個會議要開，只好把快要說出口的話，吞了回去。

當賈伯斯準備開車離開時，他問了自己一個「老問題」，這是他每天早上面對鏡子問自己的一個問題：「如果今天是我這輩子的最後一天，我今天要做些什麼？」

.......

答案出來了，賈伯斯馬上跑回去演講廳找「她」，約去共進晚餐。這位「她」，Laurene Powell，現在就是賈伯斯的老婆。

引述賈伯斯的一段話：「提醒自己快死了，是我在人生中面臨重大決定時，所用過最重要的方法。因為幾乎每件事，所有外界期望、所有的名聲、所有對困窘或失敗的恐懼，在面對死亡時，都消失了，只有最真實重要的東西才會留下。」

賈伯斯又說：「提醒自己快死了，是我所知避免掉入畏懼' 失去的陷阱裡最好的方法。人生不帶來、死不帶去，沒理由不能順心而為。」

如果我們也靜下心來，問自己「最後一天」這個問題：「如果今天是我這輩子的最後一天，我今天要做些什麼？」

「第一天」又是什麼呢？

當「第一天」入大學讀書，我們對學校、課本、同學充滿好奇心

當「第一天」進公司上班，我們謙虛，願意學習，有衝勁

當「第一天」約會，我們小鹿亂撞，珍惜相處的每一刻

當「第一天」晉升職等，新官上任三把火，有滿腹雄心壯志

要有所作為

回想我們做任何事的「第一天」，都是我們最有活力的一天。

時光不能倒流，但態度可以回轉。

一生只要兩天，就擁有了每一天。

用「第一天」的態度去做每一件事，

我們會更有活力，更能成功。

用「最後一天」的心情去選擇下一步，我們會更有方向感。

Explosion At Subang Empire Shopping Gallery

At about 3.40am this morning, a loud explosion was heard coming from Empire Shopping Gallery. A gas leakage caused partial of the building to blow up.

Manchester United was playing Basel in the UEFA Champions League and was leading by 2-0 in first-half. Few minutes after the second-half kicked-off; I got the shock of my life when I heard a loud explosion that shook my entire house. In fact the blast was so powerful; my entire SS17 neighborhood was affected. Car alarms are wailing and dogs are barking.

Thinking it could be another freak thunder, I quickly peek through my window only to see a peaceful sight. I decided to take a look around the neighbourhood and it was then I found out that the explosion came from Empire Shopping Gallery. According to a friend on Twitter, the explosion can even be heard all the way from SS14.

I reached the scene at about 4.00am. At the time, police are already securing the area and putting up barriers. More police cars and fire engines arrived at the scene. Nobody had any idea of what had happened. Some can only speculate that the ground floor parking lot of Empire Shopping Gallery had already collapsed.

As I make my way to closer to the scene, I could clearly see that an explosion blasted through partial of the building. A quick glance from outside, the explosion caused an extensive damage to the whole left wing of Empire Shopping Gallery. CIMB Bank, Serai, Starbucks Coffee and Coach outlet are badly damaged.

Probably around 6-7 fire engines arrived at the scene.

Ambulance are here too although there wasn’t any casualty, I heard.

The entrance to the basement car park. As you can see, it’s smoky after the fire are being put off.

A look on the left wing of Empire Shopping Gallery. Devastation.

CIMB, Tangs, Starbucks, Serai and Coach outlets effected.

The powerful force of the explosion literally pushes the car aside.

Residence and passers-by looking at the damage from afar.

This is the effected side of Empire Shopping Gallery.

The force is so powerful; the glass panel at the front door of Wisma Consplant is shattered. Yes, it’s right opposite of the explosion.

Nicole, a resident of Subang SOHO reported that she was awake and on the way to the washroom when she heard the loud explosion. She quickly makes her way out from her unit taking the stairs. She’s without her wallet and mobile phone as she left everything behind. She was on the 5th floor.

According to another resident, Weed, who was on the 10th floor, was watching the UEFA Champions League when he heard the tremendous explosion. “I was watching the match when I heard and felt the explosion. I quickly hold my TV and said ‘whoa’”.

However, it was a different case for Ian, who was fast asleep on the 9th floor when he was rudely awakened by the loud blast.

Many hotel guests made their way out of the building safely. Some residents of Subang SOHO were still in their unit only to be woken by Firemen knocking on their door.

So far there’s no casualty except for an injured guard who managed to get out alive. There is no official announcement yet but there are speculations that it could be some gas leakage from the LG floor of the building. Some road users on Federal Highway reported that the P1 & P2 underground car parks have collapsed.

As of 7.30am just now, the building is still being sealed off. Nobody is allowed to enter the building. Guests from the hotel and residents from Subang SOHO are currently being relocated to Dorsett Hotel and Sunway Hotel.

Source: http://blog.galvintan.com/explosion-at-empire-shopping-gallery/

Puppy Haters And Lovers

The horrific moment a puppy was repeatedly hurled into the sea... before being rescued by a swimmer and given a new home

In an act of appalling cruelty, a depraved young man hurls a defenceless, unwanted puppy into the sea.

The dazed puppy made it back to the shore whereupon the man threw it back in the water in Xiamen, in southern China's Fujian Province.

The sickening scene was captured by a passer-by strolling along the beach.

Death wish: The unwanted puppy is hurled into the sea by a young man in Xiamen in China

As the puppy kept coming back, the man, believed to be in his 20s, repeatedly hurled it back into the water.

Other people on the beach screamed at him to stop, but he ignored their pleas.

Eventually the puppy, by now exhausted, lost the strength to make it back to the beach and struglled on to a rock.

Dazed and exhausted: After making it back to the beach, only to be thrown again, the puppy struggles on to a rock

Rescued: The young man has left the scene and a swimmer picks up the dog before taking it to the beach

The man left the beach and the puppy was rescued by a swimmer.

He gave it a young woman who witnesses the sickening abuse.

One witness, Mr Wang, said: 'I thought the man had come to the beach for a walk with his pet dog, but what he did next surprised all of us.

'He held the little dog, leaned backward and threw the puppy out into the sea.

The terror is over: The puppy's new owner shows it to her friend

Let's go home: The woman promised the little dog would have a happy life

'The puppy was very small, it was around eight inches long.

'It landed about 20-30 yards away in the water.'

Mr Wang said he was stunned as the man threw the puppy into the sea five times, ignoring attempts by people around him to make him stop.

'That man was very cruel. He kept throwing the puppy into the water.'

The puppy's new owner promised to give the helpless animal a good home.

Sadly, the man who carried out the cruelty will probably go unpunished.

1.4 Million Lose Electricity in Area Around San Diego

Nicole Kinsler checked for hotels online outside San Diego International Airport after a massive blackout hit Southern California.

LOS ANGELES — A power failure swept through Southern California on Thursday afternoon, leaving more than a million people without electricity in an area that extended from the coast east to Arizona and south into Mexico.

San Diego Gas and Electric, which supplies power to much of the region, said that the exact cause was unknown, but that the system may have been overwhelmed by a heat wave. Officials said the blackout was not the result of terrorist activity.

All of the company’s 1.4 millions consumers were without power on Thursday, as the failures, centered in San Diego, stretched as far north as Orange County, south into Mexico, and east into Arizona. On its Web site, San Diego Gas and Electric said the blackout could continue into Friday and urged residents to exercise care in driving and stay home at night.

San Diego residents described a chaotic scene after the power went out around 4 p.m. Police officers were sent to busy intersections to direct traffic. Without the Internet, lights or any idea when power might return, workers headed home, only to turn back to the office after sitting in traffic even worse than usual.

All outbound flights from San Diego International Airport were stopped. Some inbound flights were allowed, but Rebecca Bloomfield, an airport spokeswoman, said many were diverted to other airports.

Jason Bump, who turned 38 on Thursday, had hoped to head home early to celebrate his birthday. But he was stranded in the parking lot of his office in Carlsbad, Calif., throwing a football around with co-workers.

“I almost took the day off for my birthday,” he said. “I probably should have.”

San Diego Gas and Electric said the blackout seemed to have originated in northern Arizona. It said it was working to repair the two lines that had been “tripped off,” resulting in the failure throughout the region, but made no estimate of when service would be restored.

Late in the afternoon, the San Diego Police Department reported many calls about the blackout, but no other major problems related to the power failure.

San Diego residents called friends around the country for updates on the blackout, as rumors flew about what was going on. Some people lucky enough to make it home organized neighborhood gatherings. Carrie Sandys bought the last of the ice from a corner store and planned a barbecue with her neighbors to use up their produce, now that their refrigerators were out.

They had meat and beer on ice, but still, they could not turn on the opening game of the National Football League season.

Angry Birds 竟然有主題公園！！

Angry Birds 竟然有主題公園？中國長沙市近日出現山寨 Angry Birds 主題公司，當然是沒有經 Angry Birds 開發公司 Rovio 授權吧？這個公園真的讓大家拿著真的「發射台」將 “Angry Birds” 娃娃彈出去。究竟這公司可以經營多久？

EVYbody: 709阿JIB哥唔沖涼 (with Eng subtitles) (709 Bersih 2.0)

伦敦有暴民，我们有暴警！(709 Bersih 2.0)

内长希山慕丁指出，类似伦敦的暴乱事件，并没有在我国发生，我国人民应该为此感恩。

说得对！很庆幸我国的人民 都是良民，没有像伦敦一样的暴民。这里只有无理无情的暴警。所谓暴警无理，但民间有情。人民应该感恩的不会是你们国阵吧？人民应该庆幸的，应该感恩自己是 一等一的良民！被如此的无理镇压都能沉住气，只是在 等待下一届大选利用手中的一票来回应他们的无情无理！

希山慕丁，人家是警察镇压暴民防止暴乱，你们是暴警镇压良民制造困乱，好不好？暴民跟暴警是有分别的，懂不懂？这样你都想把事实给扭一扭，转一转，来混淆人民？想乘机，也要动一动脑筋，别再习惯性的没经大脑就乱吐口水啦！

London riots: Violence erupts for third day

Fires have been burning in parts of London after a third day of violence and looting on the city's streets.

Shops were looted and buildings set alight as police clashed with youths. The trouble also spread to Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Bristol.

Violence first flared on Saturday after a peaceful protest in Tottenham over the fatal shooting of a man by police.

The prime minister is returning early from holiday to chair a meeting of the government's emergency committee Cobra.

David Cameron, who is on holiday in Italy, was due to board a flight on Monday night ahead of a meeting with Home Secretary Theresa May and Acting Metropolitan Police Commissioner Tim Godwin on Tuesday.

A government spokesman said the prime minister has been monitoring the situation on "an hourly basis".

'Mindless thuggery'

At least 225 people have been arrested and 36 charged following the riots across London over the past three days, Scotland Yard said.

It added that an extra 1,700 officers had been deployed across the capital on Monday night. Nine police forces from other parts of the country were assisting in providing support, as well as the City of London Police and British Transport Police.

Commander Christine Jones, from the Met, said: "The violence we have seen is simply inexcusable.

"Ordinary people have had their lives turned upside down by this mindless thuggery. The Met will ensure that those responsible will face the consequences of their actions and be arrested."

Monday's violence started in Hackney after a man was stopped and searched by police but nothing was found.

Shops have been looted across the capital

The trouble spread outside London on Monday evening and early on Tuesday, with police in riot gear being deployed in Birmingham city centre after scores of youths rampaged through the shopping area, smashing windows and looting from shops.

West Midlands Police also confirmed that a police station in Holyhead Road in Handsworth, Birmingham, was on fire.

In Birmingham, police said officers had made 100 arrests.

There were reports of cars being damaged in Manchester and of up to 200 youths with masks roaming through Toxteth in Liverpool.

Merseyside police said they were dealing with a number of incidents in south Liverpool, including cars being set alight.

Police in Bristol said they were dealing with outbreaks of disorder involving about 150 people.

Meanwhile in London:

• Several fires broke out in Croydon, including one at a large sofa factory which spread to neighbouring buildings and tram lines
• In Hackney 200 riot officers with dogs and mounted police were located around Mare Street where police cars were damaged
• Looters raided a Debenhams store and a row of shops in Lavender Hill in Clapham, as well as shops in Stratford High Street
• More than 100 people looted a Tesco store in Bethnal Green, the Met said, and two officers were injured
• Cars were set on fire in Lewisham
• A bus and shop were set alight in Peckham
• Buses were diverted as the violence spread to Bromley High Street
• There were reports of looting of phone shops in Woolwich High Street, in south London, and a torched police car
• Shops and restaurants were damaged in Ealing, west London, and there was a fire in Haven Green park opposite Ealing Broadway Tube
• Football matches at Charlton and West Ham which were due to be played on Tuesday have been postponed at the request of the police
• At Clapham Junction looters stole masks from a fancy dress store to hide their identity

The fresh violence prompted Mr Godwin to call on parents to contact their children and urge the public to clear London's streets.

In the first outbreak of violence on Monday, groups of people began attacking the police in Hackney at about 16:20 BST, throwing rocks and a bin at officers.

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It looks like a war zone - I have never seen anything like it in all my life”

Christian Potts Ealing resident

Police cars were also smashed by youths armed with wooden poles and metal bars.

Looters also smashed their way into shops, including a JD Sports store, before being dispersed by police.

One resident in Croydon, who gave his name as Adam, said he saw two cars which had been set on fire.

He said: "One older woman was dragged out and they set the car on fire. Then another car around the corner was on fire, then we counted about 12 to 15 shops that had been looted.

"The looting started about three hours ago. I just came back into my apartment and the looting was still going on - not a single policeman."

Philippa Thomas reports from Hackney

Ealing resident Christian Potts, 29, was driving through the area when he witnessed the disturbances.

"It looks like a war zone - I have never seen anything like it in all my life," he said.

"There were about 25 to 30 masked youths on Haven Green and they just started tearing into a florist with bricks.

"It's a local family-run business so I can't see why they are doing this."

In Birmingham City Centre looters attacked shops, smashing windows and stealing items.

An eyewitness said windows have been smashed in McDonalds and Jessops near Birmingham Cathedral and a sign has been thrown through a gym window.

'Sheer criminality'

London's mayor Boris Johnson is cutting short his holiday to return to the city.

Home Secretary Theresa May also returned early from holiday, to meet Metropolitan Police (Met) chiefs to discuss their response to the violence.

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At the scene

Alix Kroeger BBC News, in Hackney

In a lane off Mare Street the wreckage of a burnt-out car still smoulders, surrounded by riot police.

I was talking to one young man who had received on his BlackBerry a list of places where he said there will be further trouble tonight.

He didn't tell me which places and stressed it is speculation. But he and a friend told me frustration with poverty in the area was boiling over.

On Mare Street there is the sound of crunching as police vans run over broken glass. Much of it from a bottle bank which was overturned providing makeshift missiles for rioters who lobbed the bottles at police.

• Trouble in the heart of Hackney

Mrs May condemned the riots as "sheer criminality" and said those responsible would "face the consequences of their actions".

The trouble follows two nights of violence over the weekend which started after police shot a man dead in Tottenham.

Mrs May said: "The riots in Tottenham on Saturday night and the subsequent disturbances in other parts of London are totally unacceptable."

A peaceful protest in Tottenham on Saturday over the fatal shooting by police of Mark Duggan, 29, was followed by violence which spread into Sunday.

A candlelit vigil was due to be held at The High Cross in Tottenham on Monday evening.

Met Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stephen Kavanagh said there were "significant resources" on the streets, with a third more officers on duty than on Sunday.

He said: "When we have large numbers of criminals intent on that type of violence, we can only do that, get lots of officers there quickly and try to protect local businesses and local people."

But eyewitnesses reported as trouble spread across the city, there were often few police officers around when violence flared.

source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14450248